Two Arrests For Theft Of U S Secrets In New York
A Russian UN staff member and a U S Justice Department employee were arrested in New York on charges of stealing American secrets. Judith Coplon, 27, and Valentine A. Gubitchev, 32, were tracked by the FBI after prior clandestine meetings. Authorities say Coplon carried summaries of information from confidential security documents. Both remain in custody as investigations continue.
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Washington
United Nations
Department of Justice
New York
Tom Clark
Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Brooklyn
N. Y
Justice Department
Valentine A. Gubitchev
U.N
U. N
U.S.S.R
Manhattan
United States
Congress
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miss Coplon
Miss Cop Jon
United Nations Secretariat
State Department
Secretariat
Clark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
193Rd Street
Broadway
42Nd Street
Third Avenue
14Th
15Th Street
Two Births in Transit Tie Milwaukee Mothers in Hospital
Two young Milwaukee mothers, Mrs Raymond Williams and Mrs Joseph Los, each delivered in the ambulance en route to the hospital. Williams welcomed an eight pound boy and Los a nine pound boy, both without doctors present.
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Milwaukee
Raymond Williams
Joseph Los
Mindszenty case ends with 13 workers court sentences
Budapest workers court convicts 13 men and priests tied to Mindszenty in a currency scheme. Sentences range from one to eight years with fines. no appeals in the workers court. Some defendants claim police coercion, others deny intimidation as trials conclude.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Pat Biro
Cardinal Mindszenty
Peoples’ Court
Cardinal Minds Zenty
Msgr
Imre Boka
Vishinsky Replaces Molotov as Foreign Minister in Moscow Shakeup
The Soviet Union announced Andrei Vishinsky has succeeded Vyacheslav Molotov as foreign minister, with A I Mikoyan replaced by deputy M A Menshikov in a broader cabinet reshuffle. Analysts warn of possible policy shifts but lack concrete details from Moscow.
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London
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Moscow
A. I. Mikoyan
M. A. Menshikov
Vishinsky
Molotov
Mikoyan
Maxim Litvinoff
Hitler
Poland
Kremlin
Politburo
Economic Council For Mutual Aid
ECMA
Russian Organization of Satellite Nations
Largest Field Of Candidates For Two Wisconsin Posts
Madison reports a record field for the April 5 Wisconsin elections with about a dozen candidates for the supreme court and ten for state superintendent of public instruction. Retirement by Chief Justice Marvin Rosenberry and Superintendent John Callahan opened the race, prompting a runoff plan for the top two in each contest if approved by the governor.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Supreme Court
Legislative Reference Library
John D. Wickham
Marvin Rosenberry
John Callahan
Rosenberry
Callahan
Ward Rector
Public Service Commission
Mortimer Levitan
Thomas R. Amlie
Anthony Madler
State Agriculture Department
Edward Gehl
West Bend
Filmer Goodland
Racine
Marshall Peterson
Monroe
Green County
J. Henry Bennett
Viroqua
Harold Stafford
Chippewa Falls
Chippewa County
William O. Hart
Baraboo
Peter F. Leach
Cedarburg
Earl J. O’brien
Milwaukee
Fred R. Zimmerman
Fifteen Protestant Pastors Face Verdict In Treason Trial
In Sofia district court fifteen Protestant ministers pleaded for mercy as verdicts loom for treason espionage and black marketing charges. Final statements showed mixed remorse and defiance with Yanko Ivanov and Vassil Zyapkov among those seeking clemency as judges prepare to hand down Tuesday afternoon verdicts.
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Sofia
U.P
United States
Great Britain
Daring Rescue Saves Woman From Hotel Window
Chicago police officer Francis P. Sherrier aged 25 hailed as a hero after rescuing Mrs. Lillian Paul 39 who dangled from an eighth floor window at the Wacker hotel. Off duty he joined two fellow officers to reach her and haul her inside as onlookers watched in disbelief.
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Chicago
Francis P. Sherrier
Lillian Paul
Sherrier
Wacker Hotel
Clark and
Huron Sts
Henry Dahm
Leonard Anderson
Mrs. Paul
Dahm
Anderson
Reich Reds Plan for German Democratic Republic in Soviet Zone
German communists in Berlin announced completion of a constitution for a German democratic republic in the Soviet zone, signaling a formal structure for the new state. The move aligns with postwar territorial and political reorganization in occupied Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
German Democratic Republic
Soviet Zone
Loot in Denmark State Bank Holdup Totals Thirty-Eight Thousand
Three men robbed the Denmark State Bank at about 2 30 P M taking 38318 from the cashier and vault while six customers and five employees were forced to the floor. The bandits fled in a car, leaving witnesses and police no trace of the getaway vehicle. The bank president said the security buzzer worked but ammunition was locked in a safe. The town of under 1000 people lies in northeast Wisconsin.
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Denmark
Wis
George de Broux
Emery Kroening
Green Bay Press-Gazette
de Broux
Kroening
de Bronx
Wisconsin
Spellman defends graveyard labor as strike continues
Cardinal Spellman pledged to supervise 100 clerics and seminarians in burial work amid a seven week dispute with striking Catholic gravediggers at Calvary cemetery. He attacked union-busting charges as late and said he is proud to be a strike-breaker if needed. About 1,000 bodies await burial as student priests resume grave-digging with no immediate relief.
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New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Calvary Cemetery
Lawyers Endorse Only 5 of 38 Candidates
Milwaukee bar association members endorsed five candidates for seven judge positions in the April elections after an informal mail ballot of 950 members. The group cited judicial fitness as the deciding factor for the endorsements.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Milwaukee Bar Association
Senator Hilker Dies in Madison at 67
State Senator Edward F. Hilker of Racine died in Wisconsin General Hospital after a long illness from diabetes He served in the state senate since 1942 and 1946 and previously held multiple offices from Racine alderman to assembly member His career included business ventures and athletic involvement before his death reducing the senate to 29 members and prompting several resignations by other lawmakers.
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Gabor Horvath
Paul Esterhazy
Esterhazy
Hungary
Madison
Wis
Edward F. Hilker
Racine
Wisconsin General Hospital
State Senate
Hilker
Wisconsin Assembly
Wisconsin
Dewey
Hiller
Senate
Clem Zablocki
Milwaukee
Congress
Anthony Gawronski
Charles Madsen
Luck
Polk County
Get Rich Quick Schemes Revealed
District Attorney Frank S. Hogan probes pyramid clubs linked to get rich quick plots turning 1 into 2048 in 12 days. State Attorney General Nathaniel L. Goldstein calls them illegal lotteries. Hogan warns of possible prosecutions if organized activity is found. New York Telephone reports fans jam city lines during recruiting, especially at night.
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New York
U.P
Frank S. Hogan
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
Hogan
New York Telephone Company
Yousef Haihel Named Trans-Jordan Envoy to Washington
Reliable reports indicate Dr Yousef Haihel will be designated Trans-Jordan minister to Washington with a formal announcement expected soon.
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Amman
Trans-Jordan
Yousef Haihel
Washington
Child’s body found in Crawfish River after ice incident
In Reeseville Wisconsin a three year old named Thomas Zellmer died after playing near a hole in Crawfish River ice. His mother Mrs. Kenneth Zellmer located the child’s body about 25 feet from the water hole while his two dogs waited nearby.
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Reeseville
Wis
U.P
Thomas Zellmer
Tommy
Kenneth Zellmer
Pecatonica River floods through Darlington Wisconsin
The Pecatonica river reached critical flood stage at 14 feet in Darlington Wisconsin with water covering Main Street and basement areas. Ice jams formed downstream while several county highways and trains were disrupted as the river rose about one tenth of a foot per hour and railroad service was interrupted.
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Darlington
Wis
Pecatonica
Main Street
Columbia County Fair Grounds
Iowa County
Wisconsin
Illinois
Freeport
Lafayette County
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